HEALTH insurance could be the PROTECTION we need the most

While many understand the value of buying life insurance to protect their loved ones in case of early death, most fail to protect themselves against illness that can strike at any time. This is less important for retired people, but anybody who is still in work should ask what would happen if they fell sick and their earnings dried up.
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Getting the right cover is vital for the UK’s growing army of self-employed workers, whose businesses might collapse in the event of sustained sickness, but who do not get any employer benefits.
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